Permission for use of Photographs for School Publication or Website

First, Check Creative Commons for Free Use. Not all photographs are copyrighted. Contact Photo's Owner. If the target photograph is under copyright, you must contact the owner first to inquire about usage. Give Payment/Consideration. Obtain Signature. Finally, Use the Photo.

A photo release form is a legal document that grants permission for a photographer to publish a photograph.Lending to enforced privacy laws, release forms should always be brought to a photo shoot. A photo release form secures your client's explicit permission for you to publish a photograph of them or their property.

Most forms include the following general information: Name of Photographer or Releasee. Name of Model or Releasor. Address and phone number.

In general in your course assignments you can, under fair dealing for purposes of research, private study and education, use one entire image from a compilation of images (e.g. a gallery of images on the Web, a coffee table book), or up to 10% of a stand alone image (an image that is not part of a larger compilation

Publishing or selling photos, however, has to do with publicity laws and a person's likeness. All of us, famous or otherwise, have the right to protect our likeness.If you met a celebrity on the street and asked to take a picture with them, you could actually sell that picture to a newspaper or publication.

U.S. Copyright Law also allows copyrighted materials to be used in the course of face-to-face teaching activities, so teachers and students can use copyrighted images for classroom presentations, assignments and learning aids.

If you have a specific image you want to use, you will need to write a letter or send an email to the person who holds the copyright of the image and ask permission to use the image.

Identify the releasor. Describe the photo, image, likeness, or video. Address any payment the model receives for the release. Address royalties. Address whether the model has the ability to revoke their authorization. The parties sign and date the release.